# Modern pentathlon at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Modern pentathlon at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 12 to 16 October. The events took place at the Parque Polideportivo Roca and Tecnópolis in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

## Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 2 competitors, 1 per each gender. As hosts, Argentina was given the maximum quota and a further 4, 2 in each gender was initially given to the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 42 places shall be decided in three stages; firstly four continental qualification tournaments held in 2017, second the 2018 World Youth A Championships and finally the Olympic Youth Pentathlon World Rankings. Should a nation qualify more than 1 athlete per gender the nation will be allowed to choose which athlete will compete.
Each athlete will compete in both the individual and mixed events. To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2003.

### Boys

| Event | Location | Date | Total Places | Qualified |
| Host Nation | - | - | 1 | Argentina |
| European Youth Olympic Games Qualifications | Caldas da Rainha | 10–13 August 2017 | 3 | Giorgio Malan (ITA) Kamil Kasperczak (POL) Egor Gromadskii (RUS) |
| Pan American Youth Olympic Qualification | Mérida | 30 Aug.–1 Sept. 2017 | 2 | Sergio Flores (MEX) Angel Hernandez (VEN) |
| Asia/Oceania Youth Olympic Qualification | Gotenba | 14 September 2017 | 2 | Shin Hyoseop (KOR)* Zhao Zhonghao (CHN) |
| Asia/Oceania Youth Olympic Qualification | Gotenba | 14 September 2017 | 1 | Keaan Van Venrooij (AUS) |
| Africa Youth Olympic Qualification | Lagos | 5–6 December 2017 | 1 | Rhys Poovan (RSA) |
| Youth A World Championships | Caldas da Rainha | 7–16 April 2018 | 6 | Ahmed El Gendy (EGY) Hugo Fleurot (FRA) Jozsef Tamas (HUN) Uladziaslau Astrouski (BLR) Toby Price (GBR) Moon Juseong (KOR)* |
| Olympic Youth A Pentathlon World Ranking | - | 1 July 2018 | 6 | |
| Tripartite Invitation | - | - | 2 | |
| TOTAL | | | 24 | |
* NOC must decide which athlete to send.

### Girls

| Event | Location | Date | Total Places | Qualified |
| Host Nation | - | - | 1 | Argentina* |
| European Youth Olympic Games Qualifications | Caldas da Rainha | 10–13 August 2017 | 3 | Michelle Gulyas (HUN) Beatrice Mercuri (ITA)* Laura Heredia (ESP) |
| Pan American Youth Olympic Qualification | Mérida | 30 Aug.–1 Sept. 2017 | 2 | Melissa Mireles (MEX) Maria Ieda (BRA) |
| Asia/Oceania Youth Olympic Qualification | Gotenba | 14 September 2017 | 2 | Yuan Xin (CHN)* Yoon Yangji (KOR) |
| Asia/Oceania Youth Olympic Qualification | Gotenba | 14 September 2017 | 1 | Nikita Mawhirt (AUS) |
| Africa Youth Olympic Qualification | Lagos | 5–6 December 2017 | 1 | Alida van der Merwe (RSA) |
| Youth A World Championships | Caldas da Rainha | 7–16 April 2018 | 6 | Alice Rinaudo (ITA)* Gu Yewen (CHN)* Salma Abdelmaksoud (EGY) Martina Armanazqui (ARG)* Emma Riff (FRA) Anna Jurt (SUI) |
| Olympic Youth A Pentathlon World Ranking | - | 1 July 2018 | 6 | |
| Tripartite Invitation | - | - | 2 | |
| TOTAL | | | 24 | |
* NOC must decide which athlete to send.

## Medal summary
### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Egypt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| – | Mixed-NOCs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |

### Events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Boys' individual details | Ahmed Elgendy Egypt | Egor Gromadskii Russia | Ugo Fleurot France |
| Girls' individual details | Salma Abdelmaksoud Egypt | Emma Riff France | Michelle Gulyás Hungary |
| Mixed relay details | Gu Yewen China Ahmed Elgendy Egypt | Salma Abdelmaksoud Egypt Franco Serrano Argentina | Laura Heredia Spain Kamil Kasperczak Poland |